Bottle-stopper.



PATENTED JUNE 26; 1906.

H. B. JONES. BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED APB 21,1905.

ANDREW. a. onmm no, PHmo-umoummms, wAsumevon, n. c,

I UNI Ensg A ES PATENTOFFIGE.

. HARRY i B. JONES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, :ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-HALF TO.

*EVAN o. JONES, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

V BOTTLE-STOPPERr Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 26, 1906.

. Application filed April 21, 1 905. Serial No. 256,715-

-.[ all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, HARRY B. JONES, residing in Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stoppers, of

which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying draw ings, which are a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in bottle-stoppers.

The object of the invention is to provide a bottle-stopper of suchconstruction as to'be proof against its removal from the bottle exceptby breaking the neck of the bottle and which while in place in the.bottle-neck will permit the contents of the bottle to be poured out, butyet willprovide an efiective means against the refilling of the bottlewith a liquid other than the particular liquid originally plied. Thestopper is of any desired form in cross-section, preferably cylindrical.The main portion of the stopper (indicated by the numeral 5) is providedwith top and bottom pieces 6 and 7, respectively. The upper surface ofthe top piece 6 is provided centrally with a depression or recess 8, andleading from this recess downwardly through said top piece are a seriesof short passages 9.

have shown in the drawings three of these short passages; but it isobvious that any desired number may beprovided. Three passages, however,have been found in practice to give satisfactoryresults. The mainportion5 of the stopper is tubular, except where interrupted by ahorizontal partition 1.0. This partition is provided with an opening 11,and extending upwardly from the bordering edge of the opening'is atubularlug' or projection 12, which forms a valve-seat. A valve 13 is aap e l l to r s th s. seat and ;is preferab shoulder 21. i the stopperand extending downwardly therej'from for some distance is a vent-tube22. I The transverse area of the stopper should be less. than thecircumference of the bottlemouth, so that when the stopper is insertedinto said mouth a s ace is left between the said valve is provided withdepending wings 14, which extend into the opening 11. Guid the valve. ismoved away from its seat pass into a conically-shaped guiding-recess 16on the under side of the top piece of the stopper.

' The bottom piece 7 is provided with an opening 17, and the uppersurface of this'bot wings 15 also extend from the top surface of Theselatter wings when the valve ftom piece forms a seat for a lower valve18.

,Depending from the under side of the valve 18 and extending into theopening 17 of the bottom iece is a stem 19. Projecting up- ;wardly omthe upper surface of valve 18 are a series of guiding-wings 20. I

3 The exterior surface of the main portion 5 50f the stopper, near thelower end thereof,

Secured to the outer surface of stopper and the wal of the bottle-mouth.Thls space is adapted to be filled with a suitable cement 23, such aslaster-of-paris, and the shoulder 21, near t e lower end of the stop er,forms a seat and support'for the tubu ar wall of cement and also acts torevent the aste-like cement when ap lied from entering the bottle andmixing wit the liquid contents thereof. By preference the upper end ofthe stopper and the upper end of the cement filling are below the planeof the upper end of the bottle-mouth.

The vent-tube is shown in the drawings as terminating below the u perend of the stopper, and the cement mg 23 is shown as provided with apassage 24 in line with the vent tube and forming a continuationthereof. Of course, if preferred, instead of this ar-- rangement thevent-tube could extend upwardly flush with the upper surf ce of t toppiece 6 of the stopper. In the use of my device after the bottle isfilled with the liquid the stopper is inserted in y provided therearoundwith a place and held in proper position in the bottle I a mouth duringthe operationof applying the cement filling 23 between the stopper andthe wall of the bottle-mouth. It is preferred that the vent-tube 22 bemade long enough to reach to the bottom of the bottle, as shown v I inthe drawings, and in thisway the said tube is made to support thestopper at the proper height in the bottle-mouth during the oper ationof applying the cement. The lower end of the vent-tube is cut offdiagonally, so that the end of the tube may rest on the bottom of thebottle, and yet the air is not prevented from escaping into the bottlethrough the lower end of the tube.

After the cement filling has hardened the bottle is ready for use, andfrom the construction of the invention as described it will be obviousthat when it is desired to empty a quantity of the liquid from thebottle all that is necessary to be done is to tilt the bottle, and thiswill cause the unseating of the two valves, permitting a quantity of theliquid to flow to the portion of the stopper above the partition 10 andthence out through the ports or passages 9.

It will be evident that my invention provides a construction whereby itis impossible to refill the bottle without breaking and therebymutilating the said bottle, inasmuch as if liquid is poured through theports or passages in the top of the stopper it cannot enter the interiorof the bottle, inasmuch as the upper valve will effectually close offthe passage through the stopper, and even though by any means this uppervalve could be engaged and held in an open position yet the liquid isprevented from entering the main portion of the bottle in view of thebarrier interposed by the lower valve. If the bottle is turned so as torest on its side, the valves are so weighted and uided as to stillremain closed when-the bott e is in this position. It follows,therefore, that it is impossible to re fill the bottle either in anupright position or when resting on one of its sides. By the provisionof the recess 8 in the top closure or cover 6, with the passages 9diverging downwardly therefrom, the engagement of a tool insertedthrough the top closure or cover with the upper valve is renderedimpossible.

The vent-tube 22 need not necessarily be employed in connection with myinvention, as it would be possible without said tube to empty thecontents in quantities by tilting and retiltin the bottle. However, theventtube is pre'erred, inasmuch as by the employment thereof acontinuous flow of the liquid can be obtained when the bottle is held ina tilted position, by reason of the fact that the air entering thebottle through the vent-tube counteracts the pressure of the externalair through the ports or passages 9.

While I prefer to employ within the stop per a plurality of valves,(preferably two,) inasmuch as in practice a plurality of said valves isfound to act as more effectual preventives against the refilling of thebottle, yet I- do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to theuse of a plurality of valves, inasmuch as only one valve located tocontrol the opening through thelow'er' end of the stopper or located tocontrol the opening of the internal partition may be employed withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is- 1 1. Abottle-stopper, comprising a maintubular body portion having an open lower end and provided exteriorly,at or near its lower end with a shoulder, and interiorly with avalve-seat, a top closure or cover, said closure or cover provided withan outlet passage or passa es, and an internal valve mechanism, saivalve mechanism adapted, when the bottle is in a normal uprightposition, to seat itself on the valve-seat and thereby close the passagethrough the main body portion, but, when the bottle is tilted, adaptedto move away from the valve-seat and thereby open the passage throughthe main body portion.

2. The combination with a bottle, of a stopper inserted in the neck ofthe bottle and of less transverse area than the said neck, the saidstopper comprising a main tubular body portion having an open lower end,and provided exteriorly, at or near its lower end, with a shoulder, andinteriorly with a valveseat, a top closure or cover, said closure orcover provided with an outlet passage or passages, an internal valvemechanism, said valve mechanism adapted, when the bottle is in a normalupright position, to seat itself on the valve-seat and thereby close thepassage through the main body portion, but, when the bottle is tilted,adapted to move away from the valve-seat, and open the passage throughthe main body portion, and an adhesive filling between the bottle-neckand the stopper and extending to the external shoulder at or near thelower end of the main body portion, the said shoulder forming a seat forthe lower end of the adhesive filling.

3. A bottle-stopper, comprising a main tubular body portion having abottom piece with an opening therethrough, a top closure or cover, saidclosure or cover provided with an outlet passage or passages, and avalve within the body portion for regulating the opening through thebottom piece, said valve adapted, when the bottle is in a normal uprightposition, to seat itself on top of the bottom piece, and thereby closethe opening through said bottom piece, but, when the bottle is tilted,adapted to move away from the bottom piece and uncover the openingthereof, the said valve having a stem depending from its under side andentering the opening in the bottom piece, and also having guidingwingsextending upwardly from its upper side and freely but closely fittingthe interior of the body portion.

4. A bottle-stopper, connprising a main tubular body portion having anopen lower end and an internal partition having an opening therethrough,a top closure or cover, said closure or cover provided with an outletpassage or passages, and also provided on its under side with a recess,and a valve within the body portion and adapted, when the bottle is in anormal upright position, to seat itself on the upper side of theinternal partition and thereby close the opening through said partition,but, when the bottle is tilted, adapted to move away from the partitionand uncover the opening thereof, the said valve having wings dependingfrom its under side and freely but closely fitting the wall of theopening of the partition, and also having wings extending upwardly fromits upper side to and into therecess on the under side of the top piece.

5. A bottle-stopper, comprising a main tu- 'bular body portion having anopen lower end and an interior valve-seat, a top closure or cover, saidclosure or cover provided in its top with a recess having a passage orpassages extending downwardly therefrom in a divergent line, or indivergent lines, and through the bottom of the top closure or cover, andan internal downwardly-closing valve mechanism, said valve mechanismadapted, when the bottle is in a normal upright position, to

' seat itself on" the valve-seat and thereby close the passage throughthe body portion, but, when the bottle is tilted, adapted to move awayfrom the Valve-seat and open the passage through the body portion.

7 6. The combination of a bottle, a stopper inserted in the neck of thebottle and of less transverse area than said neck, the said stoppercomprising a main tubular body portion having an open lower end andprovided interiorly with avalve-seat, a top closure or cover, saidclosure or cover provided with an outlet passage or passages, andinternal downwardly-closing valve mechanism said valve mechanismadapted, when the bottle is in a normal upright position, to seat itselfon the valve-seat and thereby close the passage through the main bodyportion, but, when the bottle is tilted, adapted to move away from thevalve-seat and thereby open the passage through the main body portion,and an adhesive filling between the bottle-neck and the stopper.

7. The combination of a bottle, a stopper inserted in the neck of thebottle and of less transverse area than said neck, the said stoppercomprising a main tubular body portion aving an open lower end andprovided interiorly withavalve-seat, atop closure or cover, said closureor cover provided with an outlet passage or passages, and internaldownwardlyclosing valve mechanism said valve mechanism adapted, when thebottle is in a normal upright position, to seat itself on the valveseatand thereby close the passage through the main body portion, but, whenthe bottle is tilted, adapted to move' awa from the valve-seat andthereby open t e passage vthrough the main body portion, an adhesivefilling between the bottle-neck and the stopper, and a vent-tube open atopposite ends and secured to and extending downwardly from the stopperto extend into the bottle for a desired distance, the upper portion ofsaid tube being surrounded by the adhesive filling, and its upper openend communicating with the external air.

8. The combination with a bottle, of a stopper inserted and secured inthe neck thereof, said stopper comprising a main tubular body portionhaving an open lower end and provided interiorly with a valve-seat, atop closure or cover, said closure or cover provided with an outletpassage or passages, internal downwardly-closing valve mechanism saidvalve mechanism adapted, when the bottle is in a normal uprightposition, to seat itself on the valve-seat and thereby close the passagethrough the main body portion, but, when the bottle is tilted, adaptedto move away from the valve-seat, and thereby open the passage throughthe main body portion, and a vent-tube open at its opposite ends andsecured to the exterior of the stopper, the upper open end thereofcommunicating with the external air, and the lower end thereof being cutoff diagonally, and extending such a distance below the stopper as torest on the bottom of the bottle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY B. JONES.

